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Under the Pressure of Modernity

The Authorities of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Jews

Author(s): Aleksandra Oniszczuk
Subject(s): History, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Duchy of Warsaw; Jews; authorities of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Jews; modernisation; Napoleon
Summary/Abstract: The book is the first attempt at a comprehensive description of the policy pursued by the authorities of the Duchy of Warsaw (1807–1815) towards the Jews. The Duchy was a state straddling two eras, torn between the feudal world and the 19th century’s dreams of progress. It introduced mechanism of modern management, but the old ideas and social attitudes were still very much alive. It is this tension between new regulation and old habits that is the subject of this book. Referring to a broad selection of sources, this work analyses the ongoing debates the adopted regulations as well as the everyday administrative practice, thus portraying the dynamic of the Duchy’s Jewish policy.

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